- World
50% tweets on Leicester riots were from India, finds BBC scribe
Social media played a huge part in adding fuel to the communal fire in Leicester city (UK) that witnessed riots between Hindus and Muslim last week. A BBC journalist from the UK,…
- Technology
Twitter hunts for connection between whistleblower Zatko & Musk
San Francisco: After being hammered by whistleblower allegations, Twitter is now seeking if there is a connection between its former head of security, Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The…
- Technology
Twitter discloses bug that left users’ account logged in after password reset
New Delhi: Twitter has disclosed a bug that allowed accounts to stay logged in from multiple devices after a voluntary password reset, putting users’ data at potential hacking risk. The company said…
- India
Sushil Kumar Modi says received threat letter from Bengal
Patna: BJP MP and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday said he had received a threat letter from West Bengal’s East Bardhman district. Putting the letter on social…
- India
‘Child pornography’: DCW summons Twitter India Policy head, Delhi Police
New Delhi: Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, has summoned Twitter India Policy Head and Delhi Police over tweets depicting child pornography and rape videos of women and children over…
- Technology
Twitter makes it easy for the visually impaired to read images
New Delhi: Twitter has rolled out a feature to help blind and visually-impaired people read images embedded with the tweets via its new image description reminder. The new image description reminder will…
- Opinions
Twitter is a major hub of anti-Muslim propaganda in India: Study
Twitter has grown to be a major hub for the spread of anti-Muslim propaganda which has a disastrous impact on the Muslim minority communities around the world. This is revealed by the…
- India
TN BJP IT cell head tweets ‘insensitive’ comment on Rahul Gandhi, deletes later
The Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT cell head, CTR Nirmal Kumar, on Sunday posted a photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sitting with a young woman on his official Twitter…
- Hyderabad
Twitter user calls Owaisi ‘dog’ for not wishing PM Modi on his birthday, he reacts
Hyderabad: A Twitter user on Sunday abused AIMIM chief and Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi calling him a ‘kutte’ (dog) for not wishing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday. He…
- India
Zubair’s laptop, devices sent for data analysis: Cops to HC in objectionable tweet case
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has told the Delhi High Court that a laptop and other devices seized from Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair are deposited with the forensic science laboratory for…
- Technology
Twitter to roll out Edit Tweet feature for Blue subscribers on Sep 21
New Delhi: Twitter is set to roll out its much-awaited Edit Tweet feature on September 21, which will be available first for its Blue subscribers who pay $4.99 per month. The Edit…
- Technology
Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter grilled over privacy, moderation failures
Washington: The US Senate Homeland Security Committee grilled executives from Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter over privacy and moderation failures on their respective platforms in recent years, saying that they “keep avoiding…
- Technology
Elon Musk becomes ‘Naughtius Maximus’ on Twitter
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk became “Naughtius Maximus” on Twitter, along with changing his profile picture as he goes through a bitter battle over the $44 billion bid to…
- Technology
Twitter shareholders approve Musk’s $44 bn takeover bid
San Francisco: Twitter shareholders on Tuesday voted to approve Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover bid. The vote came as Musk’s lead team is in a court battle to get out…
- Technology
Twitter now starts rolling out podcasts to Blue subscribers
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that its Blue subscribers can now access revamped Spaces featuring podcasts. The platform said the new feature is currently rolling out to iOS users and…
